One Fine Day

Awarded the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book of 1971

"One fine day a fox traveled through the great forest. When he reached the other side he was very thirsty." The jaunty red fox stole milk from an old farm woman, lost his tail under the annoyed woman's knife, and spent the day bargaining to get it back. This humorous retelling of a favorite Armenian...

Awarded the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book of 1971

"One fine day a fox traveled through the great forest. When he reached the other side he was very thirsty." The jaunty red fox stole milk from an old farm woman, lost his tail under the annoyed woman's knife, and spent the day bargaining to get it back. This humorous retelling of a favorite Armenian folktale is a story small children will follow and "read along" with ease.

诺尼·霍格罗金

美国作家、画家。1932年5月7日出生在纽约市，1953年毕业于纽约市立大学杭特学院。1960年，她开始作插画。1971年，她与诗人大卫·克尔狄恩(David Kherdian)结婚，并一起合作过。霍格罗金曾先后两次获得凯迪克金奖，一次是《Always Room for One More》(1966年，Sorche Nic Leodhas/文)，一次是《晴朗的一天》(1972年)，后者是她根据亚美尼亚的一个古老传说改编并插画。另外，她自写自画的《The Contest》获得了1977年凯迪克银奖。